Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic subcutaneous/im at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$57.45

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$383.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$16.24 with FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS vs $159.28 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $16.24 ↓ -72%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $16.24 ↓ -72%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $16.24 ↓ -72%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $16.24 ↓ -72%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $16.24 ↓ -72%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $16.24 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $16.24 ↓ -72%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $16.24 ↓ -72%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $16.24 ↓ -72%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $17.86 ↓ -69%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $17.86 ↓ -69%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.86 ↓ -69%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $18.06 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $18.06 ↓ -69%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $18.56 ↓ -68%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.56 ↓ -68%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $18.56 ↓ -68%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $18.75 ↓ -67%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $18.75 ↓ -67%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $18.75 ↓ -67%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $21.11 ↓ -63%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $22.57 ↓ -61%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.66 ↓ -59%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $24.36 ↓ -58%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $24.64 ↓ -57%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $26.44 ↓ -54%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $26.90 ↓ -53%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $32.03 ↓ -44%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $32.66 ↓ -43%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $34.52 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.52 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.11 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $40.11 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $47.69 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $68.40 ↑ +19%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $74.10 ↑ +29%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $79.80 ↑ +39%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $84.93 ↑ +48%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $91.20 ↑ +59%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $91.20 ↑ +59%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $91.20 ↑ +59%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $92.60 ↑ +61%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $92.60 ↑ +61%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $96.90 ↑ +69%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $102.60 ↑ +79%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $111.13 ↑ +93%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $159.28 ↑ +177%

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Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic subcutaneous/im at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $243.38 $21.52 – $437.06
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $240.76 $21.52 – $437.06
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $236.88 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $121.77 $26.47 – $1,951.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $236.88 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $236.88 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $236.88 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $135.20 not published

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